Literacy Council Frederick County

Volunteer Information Session - Virtual Zoom Call
2024-11-05 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | MD
Come learn about the Literacy Council, and get information on the ways to volunteer and what volunteering involves. You will learn about our programs, who we serve, and how you can help.

Volunteer Information Session - Virtual Zoom Call
2024-11-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-04-09 11:00 - 12:00 | MD
Come learn about the Literacy Council, and get information on the ways to volunteer and what volunteering involves. You will learn about our programs, who we serve, and how you can help. Fill out our Volunteer Inquiry & Registration Form.

Holiday Children's Book Drive 2024
2024-11-15 - 2024-12-23 | MD
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This holiday season the Literacy Council of Frederick County is partnering with ACNB Bank, Curious Iguana, and Phoenix Mecano for our 18th Annual Holiday Book Drive to provide new and gently-used books for elementary school aged children (PreK through 5th grade). Last year, over 900 children’s books were donated!
The Literacy Council works with adults 18 years and older, many of whom are supporting families and young children. Providing appealing, age-appropriate books to children fosters literacy at a young age and helps to break the cycle of low literacy in families. The donated books from this annual book drive are given to parents of children in elementary school who are participating in the Literacy Council’s tutoring, parent literacy, workplace, or class instruction programs.
The Literacy Council works directly with the Judy Center and Butterfly Ridge, Hillcrest, Lincoln, Monocacy, Tuscarora, and Waverley Elementary Schools to provide programs at the schools for parents whose children attend these schools, and many of our other students also have young children with whom to share the books. Books will also be distributed to children at community outreach events throughout the year.
Suggestions for younger grades include: board books, picture books (fiction and nonfiction), early chapter books; and for older grades: mid-grade chapter books, paperback series, graphic novels, and STEM titles. Donors often like to share a childhood favorite or just encourage the habit of reading in a child. We request no religious holiday themed books so that we are not limited in distributing them.
To participate in the Holiday Book Drive, you may purchase and donate books between November 15 and December 23 at Curious Iguana (www.curiousiguana.com) in downtown Frederick (12 N. Market St.) – please designate your purchase to the Literacy Council’s Holiday Book Drive and Curious Iguana will collect them in a bin at their store.
Donated unwrapped books can be dropped off at these ACNB Bank locations between November 15rd through December 23rd:
2 North on the Square: 2 North Market Street. Frederick, MD 21701
Aspen Ridge: 165A Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick, MD 21702
Crestwood: 6910 Crestwood Boulevard, Frederick, MD 21703
Walkersville: 200 Commerce Drive, Walkersville, MD 21793

Giving Tuesday
2024-12-03 | MD
Please consider making a donation on Giving Tuesday to support adult literacy through the Literacy Council of Frederick County!
This year, in partnership with Spur Local (formerly the Catalogue for Philanthropy), we are participating in the DC region’s official campaign to spotlight the critical difference we make for local communities. Beginning now through December 3rd, you can support our programs by giving here.

Tutor Training Workshop
2024-12-05 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-12-10 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-09 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-02-05 18:30, 2025-02-10 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-04-02 18:30 - 20:30 and 2 more dates | MD
Prepare to tutor an adult who needs to learn English or a native English speaker who needs to improve their reading skills with three evenings of training by our experienced tutor trainers conducted on Zoom. All three evenings are required for completion. You must also attend one Volunteer Information Session or an approved alternative prior to the training.

Holiday Tutor Chat
2024-12-10 13:00 - 14:00 | MD
Join us for a festive December Tutor Chat, where you can share ideas with other teachers and tutors. Bring you favorite ESL holiday activity or game to share or just come as you are!

2024 Holiday Book Fair
2024-12-13 09:00 - 2024-12-20 16:00 | MD
Students are invited to join us for the 2nd annual Children’s Book Fair. LCFC students and their families are invited to our office to choose free books for the holidays. We will have special evening hours on Monday, December 16, and Wednesday, December 18, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

Classes for Students
2025-01-21 - 2025-03-29 | MD
The Literacy Council offers community classes to help adults learn to read, write and speak English. Classes include: conversation classes at beginning, intermediate and more advanced levels; beginning listening, speaking and reading; and writing.
Depending on the class, some are conducted remotely on Zoom and others are in person. Learn more HERE for a general description of classes. From that page, to see the current class schedule, select Download Current Class Schedule here.
If you are interested in registering for classes, contact the Literacy Council at (301) 600-2066 or email info@frederickliteracy.org

Volunteer Information Session – Virtual Zoom Call
2025-01-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-01-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-04-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-12 16:00 - 17:00 | MD

Volunteer Information Sessions - Virtual Zoom Call
2025-02-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-21 10:00 - 11:00 | MD

2025 Unity Campaign
2025-03-05 - 2025-03-19 | MD
The Literacy Council is again honored to be one of 37 nonprofit organizations participating in the Unity Campaign for Frederick County, hosted by United Way of Frederick County. The Unity Campaign supports the over one in three households in Frederick County that struggle to afford basic human necessities. The campaign is focused on funding programs directly supporting the health, education, and financial stability of ALICE (Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed) households.
To donate online to the Literacy Council, please visit our Unity Campaign page. Or download the Mail-in Donation Form to send a check. You may also donate by texting UnityFC25211 to 71777.

Volunteer Information Sessions – Virtual Zoom Call
2025-03-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-25 19:00 - 20:00 | MD

West Frederick Middle School's Community Day 2025
2025-04-26 09:00 - 13:00 | 515 W. Patrick Street, West Patrick Street 515, Frederick, Maryland, 21701, United States
The Literacy Council will be at West Frederick Middle School’s Community Day 2025 on April 26. It is a great time to ask questions in-person and learn about our program. We will be handing out children’s books, so stop at our table and say “hello”.
If you have been thinking about getting involved in the community as a volunteer, we can help you get started!

2025 Scrabble® Mania for Literacy
2025-05-07 17:30 - 20:30 | Steinhardt Brewing Company, 340 E. Patrick Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Join us on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Steinhardt Brewing Company for our SCRABBLE® Mania for Literacy fundraiser! We are excited to partner again with Chris Sparks as our Game Master from Surelocked In Escape Games! This event is for adults 21 and over. Get more information here.
